@rjdev7 Yes - that was what I was thinking... Question becomes how flush to the playing surface the topper is once the BBO felt and back is removed (would leave the oval stapling plate in place of course).... Does anyone know if this has been tried before? if so, how does the thickness match up? Our BBO has a pretty small laminate area (maybe only about 4 to 5 inches - so no the end of the world if the topper was a tad thicker than the the felt / backer we'd be removing... as cards being dealt would "drop off" to the laminate racetrack area. On the other hand, if the topper was THINNER than the felt / backer we'd remove, then the topper would be sitting in a small hole - and cards would clip the edge as they were being dealt.... Anyone with experience on this? thanks!